Gwanhun-dong

Gwanhun-dong is a dong (neighborhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (beopjeong-dong 法定洞) governed under its administrative dong (haengjeong-dong 行政洞), Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong.^[1][2]

Gwanhun-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	관훈동
• Hanja	寬勳洞
• Revised Romanization	Gwanhun-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Kwanhun tong
Country	South Korea

The area is bordered by Anguk-dong and Songhyeon-dong to the north, Gyeongun-dong to the east, and Insadong to the south, and Gyeonji-dong to the west. During the early period of the Joseon period (1392–1897), the place belonged to Gwanin-bang (寬仁坊) - bang (坊) was an administrative unit during the time^[3] - of the Jungbu district (中部), Hansŏng (old name for the capital, Seoul).^[1]

See also

• Insadong
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References

1. 관훈동 Gwanhun-dong 寬勳洞 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. 우리동 소개 유래/연혁 - 관훈동 (in Korean). Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong Resident office website. Archived from the original on 2004-11-24. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
3. 방 坊 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link]}

• 종로구 (Jongno District 鍾路區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-08.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
• "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links

• Jongno District Official site in English
• (in Korean) Jongno District Official site
• (in Korean) Status quo of Jongno District by administrative dong
• (in Korean) Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong The Residential office
• (in Korean) The origin of Gwanhun-dong's name^{[permanent dead link]}